| 单词 | water bill |
| 释义 | water bill noun[C] uk/ˈwɔː.tə ˌbɪl/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ ˌbɪl/aregularchargethat is made topeoplefor the use oftheirlocalwatersupply 水费账单Bills & invoices
Examplesofwater billwater bill In return, households would have to pay a higher monthlywaterbill. From theCambridge English Corpus The four methods of payment were: (a) donation, (b) ecological protection tax, (c)waterbill, and (d) other. From theCambridge English Corpus This percentage would probably be higher if the proposed amounts of increase in thewaterbillwere closer to the domestic treatment costs (table 1). From theCambridge English Corpus That affects everyone with a telephone, a gas bill, an electricity bill and awaterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot be right for anyone to be deprived of essential water because they cannot afford to pay theirwaterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1995–96, the averagewaterbillwas £267 metered or £211 unmetered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not understand why there should be 66 items on awaterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They must choose between paying thewaterbillor cutting back on essentials elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those people will be forced even further into the poverty trap because theirwaterbillwill increase considerably. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not sure when he last received awaterbill, but many people's water bills have increased substantially. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That puts them deeper into debt, so they will be worse off the next time they get awaterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In a few weeks, thewaterbillbecomes astronomical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For the remainder who pay separately for water, the average monthlywaterbillwill be reduced by about 30 cents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is hardly surprising that she is up in arms about thewaterbill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have worked out the cost of water to a single pensioner living by himself or herself, assuming awaterbillof £100 a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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